The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Talladega County in east central Alabama…
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Childersburg,
moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Sylacauga, Childersburg, Oak Grove, Bon Air, Sylacauga Municipal
Airport, Varnons, Overbrook, Gantts Quarry and Mignon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
